Oil burner



Nov. 11, 1924. 1,514,703

H; F.-\HYMAN OIL BURNER Filed Feb. 8. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

HENRY F. HYMAN, OF GONROE, TEXAS.

on. BURNER.

Application filed. February 8, 1924-.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY F. I-TYBIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conroe, in the county of Montgomery and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Oil Burner, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an oil burner.

One object of the invention is to provide a burner of the character described specially designed for utilizing either refined or crude oil as a fuel, and of such construction that the fuel will be thoroughly vaporized and consequentlycompletely consumed, thus producing very little smoke and soot.

Another object of the invention is to produce a burner of the character described which is of simple construction, and consequently may be cheaply produced, and which at the same time is very durable.

Vith the above and other objects in view this invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a plan view of the burner.

Figure 2 shows a transverse sectional view thereof.

Figure 8 shows a sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Figure 2; and,

Figure 4 shows an end view of the target employed.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a furnace, firebox, or combustion chamber, in which the burner is to be used.

The numeral 2 designates an oblong shallow pan, preferably of sheet metal, and provided with a low transverse partition 3, forming the end compartment 4, at, having slightly concaved bottoms 5, 5. Mount-ed in the compartments there are the inverted box-like aprons 6, 6, having cut away central portions to receive the targets 7, 7. The front wall, only of each apron has the draft perforations 8, to permit the draft of air to enter from the front side and to pass up through the targets. These targets rest on marginal strips of asbestos 9, which in turn rest on the bottoms of the compartments 4.

Each target is formed of the ends 10, 10, in which the open ended tubes 11 are an Serial No 691,378.

chored. In elevation the target is preferably of a truncated triangular form, presenting a wide supporting base. The ends are preferably formed of a heat resisting composinozzles may be of any approved conventional construction and they are equipped with the usual hand operated controlling valves 15, 15. These nozzles project the fuel against the front walls of the targets, the aprons opposite said nozzles being cut away, as at 16, 16 to permit this. The asbestos 9 will usually retain a sufiicient amount of the oil to create a flame in lighting the burner and when the nozzle valves are opened the fuel discharged against the targets will be ignited by said flame and a draft thus started through between, as well as through, the fines 11, and the targets will soon become enveloped by the flame. The targets will necessarily become very hot, with the result that the fuel projected against them will quickly become vaporized and will burn with very little smoke or soot resulting.

If desired, a damper, as 17, may be hinged to the rear side of the pan 2. This damper extends from end to end of the combustion chamber and its free edge rests against the rear wall of said chamber, as shown in Figure 2. This damper is intended to prevent a draft from being created up through the combustion chamber behind the burner and is intended to force the main part of the draft to pass up around the targets and through the fiues thereof.

The pan 2 is provided with a handle 18 for convenience in handling.

That I claim is 1. In an oil burner, the combination with a target formed of open tubes and spaced anchors to which the ends of the tubes are attached, of an oil projecting nozzle arranged to project oil against said target, a supporting pan, an inverted box-like apron having its side facing the nozzle perforated, and its upper side having a cut away portion, said target being supported in the pan, and projecting up through the cut away portion, oat the apron,

2. An 'oil burner including a pan, an inverted box-like apron supported in the pan and having its front wall perforated, and the central part of its top cut away, a target supported in the pan and projecting up through said cut away portion, an oil projecting nozzle adapted to project oil against said target.

3'. An oil burner including a pan-like sup port, a target supported thereon, an apron having a cut away portion and surrounding the target on its sides, said target projecting above the apron, an oil projecting nozzle adapted to project oil through said cut away portion and against said target.

4;. An oil burner including a pan-like support, a target supported thereon, an apron having a cut away portion and surrounding thetarget on its sides, said target projecting above the apron, an oil projecting nozzle adapted to project oil through said cut away portion and against said target, the side of the apron facing the nozzle being perforated,

5. Anoil burner including a pan-like support, a target supported thereon, an apron surrounding the target on its sides, said target projecting above the apron, an oil projecting nozzle adapted to project oil against said target, and asbestos strips in the pan on which the apron rests.

6. An oil burner including a support, an apron mounted on the support, an oil projectingnozzle, a target arranged within the apron and in front of the nozzle, said target being formed of open tubes, and spaced end members to which the ends of the tubes are anchored.

7. An oil burner including a support, an apron mounted on the support, an oil projecting nozzle, a target arranged within the apron and in front of the nozzle, the side of the apron facing the nozzle being perforated, said target being formed of open tubes and spaced end members to which the ends of the tubes are anchored.

8. An oil burner including a support, an apron, mounted on the support, an oil projecting nozzle, a target arranged within the apron and in front of the nozzle, and an asbestos jacket between the support and apron. r

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY F. HYMAN.

Witnesses JOHN WM. BALMER, WM. A. CATHEY. 

